Calendar of Events

51st session of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) Executive Council

Each year, IOC's Executive Council reviews issues and items from on-going work plans, and makes preparations for the Assemblies, which meet once per biennium.Discussions at this year’s Executive Council will cover, inter alia, the following topics: ⁃ Roger Revelle Memorial Lecture ⁃ UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030) ⁃ Second edition of the Global Ocean Science Report ⁃ Conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction (BBNJ) ⁃ Global Ocean Observing System ⁃ Ocean literacy ⁃ Global Climate Observing System ⁃ World Climate Research Programme